"bis" meaning in German

See bis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /bɪs/ Audio: De-bis.ogg [Germany], De-at-bis.ogg [Austria]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: From Middle High German biz, bit, bitze, from bī (“by”) + ze (“to”). Equivalent to modern bei/be- and zu. Compare German Low German bit (“until”), Saterland Frisian bit (“until”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|biz}} Middle High German biz, {{m|gmh|bit}} bit, {{m|gmh|bitze}} bitze, {{m|gmh|bī|t=by}} bī (“by”), {{m|gmh|ze|t=to}} ze (“to”), {{m|de|bei}} bei, {{m|de|be-}} be-, {{m|de|zu}} zu, {{cog|nds-de|bit|t=until}} German Low German bit (“until”), {{cog|stq|bit|t=until}} Saterland Frisian bit (“until”) Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} bis
  1. (subordinating, temporal) until Tags: subordinating, temporal
    Sense id: en-bis-de-conj-LjIA3oS5 Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 28 0 24 24 24
  2. (coordinating) to Tags: coordinating
    Sense id: en-bis-de-conj-Zj6hv~~l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 0 0

Preposition

IPA: /bɪs/ Audio: De-bis.ogg [Germany], De-at-bis.ogg [Austria]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: From Middle High German biz, bit, bitze, from bī (“by”) + ze (“to”). Equivalent to modern bei/be- and zu. Compare German Low German bit (“until”), Saterland Frisian bit (“until”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|biz}} Middle High German biz, {{m|gmh|bit}} bit, {{m|gmh|bitze}} bitze, {{m|gmh|bī|t=by}} bī (“by”), {{m|gmh|ze|t=to}} ze (“to”), {{m|de|bei}} bei, {{m|de|be-}} be-, {{m|de|zu}} zu, {{cog|nds-de|bit|t=until}} German Low German bit (“until”), {{cog|stq|bit|t=until}} Saterland Frisian bit (“until”) Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} bis
  1. (temporal) until, to, (US) through Tags: temporal
    Sense id: en-bis-de-prep-etHNY1CO Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 28 0 24 24 24
  2. (temporal) by Tags: temporal
    Sense id: en-bis-de-prep-p-LSbo0V Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 28 0 24 24 24
  3. (local) to; all the way to
    Sense id: en-bis-de-prep-agWkzfTw Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 28 0 24 24 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bis auf
Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(temporal) by"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The train goes to Cologne.",
          "text": "Der Zug fährt bis Köln.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to; all the way to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "local",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(local) to; all the way to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪs/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Biss"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-bis.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2d/De-bis.ogg/De-bis.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/De-bis.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ],
      "text": "audio (Germany)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-bis.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/09/De-at-bis.ogg/De-at-bis.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/De-at-bis.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ],
      "text": "audio (Austria)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bis"
}

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